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On Saturday 19th May, players from all over the North-East participated in the inaugral ‘Tommy & David Dodds Memorial Open’ and saw a great crowd in attendance. The competition featured a Mens and Ladies competition along with a furthest u17 youth prize.

Kevin McDine continued his recent form by picking up his 3rd title in as many weeks.

En route to the final he defeated Alan Stevenson, Shaun Matthews and Stephen Mallams before dispatching Michael McBain 4-2 to set up a semi final contest again fellow Geordie, Andy Parks. McDine proved too strong for Parks by whitewashing him 4-0.

There was a small break in the competition to honour the life of David Dodds and a new memorial plaque presented in the Legion Bar to thank David for his loyalty and success in darts. The plaque is next to his brother’s, Tommy.

The final took place afterwards with Kevin McDine defeating Butch Knighton 5-1, to be crowned the 2018 champion and presented with a Memorial Shield and the first Tommy & David Dodds Memorial Trophy.

(Mens Shield, Ladies Shield and Winner/Runner up Trophies for both competitions proudly sponsored by Cliffy Johnson)

AnnMarie Potts took the ladies title defeating Linda Ithurralde 4-3 and to be crowned the First Ladies Champion of the competition.

Both Trophies meant a lot to the players and will be treasured for a long time.

Young Tyne & Wear County player, Jack Male went the furthest in the competition out of the youth in attendance, bowing out in the last 16 and picking up a prize.

Lastly, thank you to everyone that bought raffle tickets and so on, as we made a fantastic £400 for the two charities close to the hearts of the Dodds family.

Thank you to everyone that attended on Saturday and celebrated the life of both Tommy & David. I am sure this competition will begin to grow and be cemented as one of the best in the North East calendar.

Another fantastic tournament at the Blyth Comrades Club on Saturday gone with Kevin McDine taking the title defeating young PDC player Callan Rydz in the final 4-1. McDine continues his strong run in the last four weeks winning 2 competitions and reaching the final of another.

There was a brilliant 65 entries on the day even with the Welsh Open on and Northumberland County playing their rescheduled final game of the season.

The night started with the pairs semi finals, with Maureen Purvis and Jean Stanley of the Globe proving to be too strong for FCC (A)’s Tracey Curry and Pat Coulson, with Maureen and Jean reaching the final with a 3-0 win. In the other semi final Laura Patton and Cheryl Roper started strongly with a 3-0 victory over Annemarie Urwin and Debbie Waugh which set up an all Globe final.

In the final of the pairs competition it was a very close game, Maureen and Jean started stronger and were 2-0 ahead, Cheryl started the third leg strong and managed to get it back to 2-1, in the final leg with the score 3-3 it was Maureen and Jean who led the scoring, and then missing doubles which ultimately cost them, enabling Laura and Cheryl to catch up with some strong scoring and Cheryl taking double top out with her first opportunity to win the game 4-3.

(Ladies Pairs Finalists)

The Voyager are the team knock out winners despite some close legs and some excellent darts thrown by both sides. Felling Cricket Club (A) took and early lead and went 1-0 up, Geri Maclennan’s high scoring kept the pressure on the Voyager, in the next few legs but Caroline Dorothy and Marie Seago’s clinical finishing along with some missed chances for FCC (A) meant that the Voyager ran out 3-1 winners.

(The Voyager Ladies – Team Knockout Winners)

The 3-a-side final was another close and well fought battle between Felling Cricket Club (B)’s Anne-Marie Urwin / Annmarie Potts / Debbie Waugh and Laura Patton / Maureen Purvis / Jean Stanley from the Globe. Although falling behind in the first few legs and being 3-1 down, excellent doubling from Jean Stanley ensured a spirited comeback and the Globe three, who were last years runners up regain their title with a 4-3 win.

(The Globe Ladies – 3 a side Winners)

Annmarie Potts and Tracey Curry were the finalists of the singles competition. Tracey reaching the final for the first time and played well to put some pressure on Annmarie but missed chances along the way. Annmarie was too strong for Tracey over the duration of the match, with Annmarie ending up 4-1 winner to regain the Tyne and Wear Super League Singles title.

(Left AnnMarie Potts, Right Tracey Curry)

There are a few catch up games remaining to complete the league and I will update averages and league table when these are all completed. Don’t forget the presentation night is 16th June, the qualifiers for the Winmau and world pro details are still yet to be confirmed, details will appear on here as soon as I have them. Results: Team Knockout Final – Voyager 3-1 FCC (A) 3 a side Final – Globe (LP/MP/JS) 4-3 FCC (B) (DW/AMU/AMP) Pairs semi finals – Globe (LP/CR) 3-0 FCC (B) (DW/AMU) FCC (A) (TC/PC) 3-0 Globe (MP/JS) Pairs final – Globe (LP/CR) 4-3 Globe (MP/JS) Singles final – Tracey Curry 1-4 Annmarie Potts.

Gary Anderson was victorious in Newcastle on Friday evening in Newcastle as he lifted the ‘Davey Dodds’ memorial trophy in what was the sixth annual staging of the Newcastle Masters – hosted by NE Sporting events.

As the former two-time World champion picked up the Davey Dodds memorial trophy on what was an emotional evening for everyone involved, the ‘Flying Scotsman’ provided his own heartfelt regards to the family of Davey Dodds as he donated the trophy to the Dodds family.

The gesture was very well received by the Dodds family and audience in attendance.

En route to winning the event, Anderson enjoyed a series of victories over Dave Prins (4-1), Allan Edwards (3-1) before enjoying a 3-1 victory over Ted Hankey in the Grand Final.

It was a fantastic event hosted by NE Sporting Events, and a great occassion for friends and family to raise a glass for Davey Dodds.

PRELIMINARY ROUND

Chris Mason 4-0 Liam Dobey

‘Mace the Ace’ kicked off the evening in Newcastle with a fantastic 4-0 victory over Liam Dobey who’s coincidentally the cousin of PDC star Chris Dobey.

Mason averaged 96 in what was a fantastic display from the former World Championship Semi-Finalist.

QUARTER FINAL #1

Andy Lynn 4-1 Colin Lloyd

Andy Lynn received a wildcard for this event, and he showed why he was selected as he produced a superb display to see off the former World no.1 Colin ‘Jaws’ Lloyd in a 4-1 victory.

QUARTER-FINAL #2

Ted Hankey 4-0 Dean Jones

‘The Count’ Ted Hankey got off to a fantastic start in Newcastle as he seen off the North-East hopeful Dean Jones in a very assuring 4-0 victory. The was plenty of comradery between the pair following the walk-ons, and it was Hankey who cruised into the Semi-Finals.

QUARTER-FINAL #3

Gary Anderson 4-1 Dave Prins

The former two-time World Champion Gary Anderson was in sensational form in his opening match with ‘The Badger’ Dave Prins as he completed a 4-1 victory over Prins. The Scot showed his class as he eased into the Semi-Finals.

QUARTER-FINAL #4

Allan Edwards 4-3 Chris Mason

This one could have arguably been one of matches of the evening in terms of drama and quality as Allan Edwards edged out Chris Mason in a fantastic battle. Mason couldn’t quite replicate his performance from his preliminary round win over Liam Dobey as Edwards moved into the Semi-Finals.

SEMI-FINAL #1

Ted Hankey 3-2 Andy Lynn

‘The Count’ produced a steady performance in this one, but credit to Andy Lynn who battled well. But, it was Hankey who moved into the Grand Final of the Newcastle Masters.

SEMI-FINAL #2

Gary Anderson 3-1 Allan Edwards

This was another exciting match in Newcastle, as Gary Anderson faced a tough opponent in Allan Edwards who’s a player who’s tasted a lot of success up in the North-East. Anderson showed his quality though as he coasted to a 3-1 victory as he set up a Final with Ted Hankey.

WALK ON GIRLS

A quick mention to the walk-on girls for this event – Katiee Elizabeth & Lauren Kearns. Walk-on girls have been under scrutiny over the past few months, but Katiee & Lauren shown that they’re very professional at what they do, and helped make the Newcastle Masters the success that it was.

THE GRAND FINAL

GARY ANDERSON 3-1 Ted Hankey

Gary Anderson lifts the Newcastle Masters 6 crown as he completed a 3-1 victory over Ted Hankey in what was a terrific final.

Gary, like I said earlier donated his trophy to the Dodds family in what was a phenomenal gesture from the ‘Flying Scotsman’.